Better air in classrooms matters beyond COVID. Here’s why schools aren’t there yet
“Suddenly – finally – lots of people have started to pay attention to indoor air quality in schools, says Anisa Heming, director of the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.
‘It matters more to people right now,’ says Heming. ‘COVID is this immediate threat that has made air quality immediately relevant.’
That’s why she and other indoor air-quality experts say the Biden administration’s new National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan is a step in the right direction: It specifically highlights the need to help schools upgrade their ventilation systems for the long term, using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.”